Synopses & Reviews
The perfectly choreographed learning experience!As a full-time teacher of psychology, Karen Huffman knows that covering all the major concepts and theories, while still presenting the exciting and practical applications of psychology, is a challenge. To meet it, you need a fully integrated text and supplements package that sets the stage for a perfectly choreographed learning experience.
The complete Psychology in Actionlearning package:
- WileyPLUS: Helps instructors create a learning environment where students can reach their full potential. Includes homework management, presentation resources, a grade book, a complete online text, and more. www.wiley.com/college/wileyplus
- Online Animations, Simulations, and Videos: A robust suite of multimedia learning resources, including animations, interactive exercises, simulations and virtual experiments, and brief video clips from ScienCentral.
- dditional Videos: A full catalog is available at www.wiley.com/college/psychology. Available from Films for the Humanities.
- Student Companion Web Site: Includes interactive key term flash cards, chapter review quizzes, an online web research guide, and annotated web links.
- Student Study and Review Guide: Offers students an easy way to review the material before quizzes and exams.
- Instructor Resource Web Site: Helps instructors prepare for class, enhance presentations, and assess students' progress.
- Instructor’s Resource Guide: Lecture lead-ins, active learning exercises, and much more.
- PowerPoint Presentations and Image Gallery: PowerPoints highlighting major terms and concepts, as well as online files for most figures and tables in the text.
- Computerized Test Bank: Includes nearly 2,000 test items.
- Wiley Faculty Network: Peer-to-peer teaching advice and technical support from college psychology teachers. www.wherefacultyconnect.com
- WebCTand Blackboardcourses are also available.
Synopsis
A new edition of the enormously popular introduction that makes learning psychology an active, hands-on experience! The text helps students examine their own personal studying and learning styles and apply what they are learning to their everyday lives, while offering ongoing study tips and psychological techniques for mastering the material. Most importantly, students are provided with numerous opportunities to immediately assess their understanding. This text also includes a handy study and review guide.
Synopsis
The perfectly choreographed learning experience!As a full-time teacher of psychology, Karen Huffman knows that covering all the major concepts and theories, while still presenting the exciting and practical applications of psychology, is a challenge. To meet it, you need a fully integrated text and supplements package that sets the stage for a perfectly choreographed learning experience.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Research Methods.
2. Neuroscience and Biological Foundations.
3. Stress and Health Psychology.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. States of Consciousness.
6. Learning.
7. Memory.
8. Thinking, Language, and Intelligence.
9. Life Span Development I.
10. Life Span Development II.
11. Gender and Human Sexuality.
12. Motivation and Emotion.
13. Personality.
14. Psychological Disorders.
15. Therapy.
16. Social Psychology.
Optional:
17. Industrial / Organizational Psychology
18. Human Performance in a Global Economy.